Re-scaped Tank.

[Nick Sw]

Decided I didn`t like the rock layout , I wanted a more natural effect and wanted to add some more plants for colour and a contrast.

Let me know your thoughts Good or Bad. or any advice.

Before

After

 

[adambrum]

Better i cant get plants to look right in mine its not fair . I take it weather is bad in the uk everyones changing there tanks around.

 

[§tudz]

the weather is currently nice, well today, yesterday was awful its rained all day and it was heavey rain...
so was a trip to the not-so-lfs for me, hehe, /me spent £50 again... I always spent loads when I go.

I'll I bought was a plec, and some food, and dechlorinator lol...

buts its been on and off, the weather

 

[jumpman]

Rockscape background would go very well with that i reckon....

 

[adambrum]

Thats it im redoing mine when i get back I WILL get some green in there need to take it all out anyway time for a bit of thinning out have about 25 in a 55g ( alot of juvies waiting to be sexed )

 

[RadaR]

4 words.... I love your tank!!

 

[Nick Sw]

Thanks for the comments.

If I had a 3D/Structured background it would be a back to nature one but I can`t afford so I`m sticking with my plain black!

I think it will look better once the algae grows back on the rocks the only thing will be keeping it off the plants !

 

[Ginge]

Thats an amazing African Cichlid tank, how are all the plants holding up???

 

[justmatt]

nice set up you got there.

 

[gaz guildford]

great scape

 

[cichlidcrazy]

great looking tank.

 

[Nick Sw]

Thats an amazing African Cichlid tank, how are all the plants holding up???

So far so good Ginge, It`s a bit of an experiment I`m going to try and do a weekly update on the plants to see there progress and hopefully not there decline.

 

[justmatt]

What plants are they?

 

[Nick Sw]

The levaed shaped ones are Anubias and the upright ones are Giant Vallis.

 

[denis coghlan]

Nice bit of restructuring Nick. It does look far more natural and it makes the tank more balanced, I think!!!
The Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos have been a great addition and they really do visable "pop" in the pictures.

In regards to a "rock type" background. If it was my tank I would leave it black. I think anything else would take away from the great looking fish and the internal setup.

Also I have a quick money saving suggestion for you! Like yourself I use stress coat to treat my tape water and like you I used to use the bottle with the blue measuring cap. But I found that I was going through buckets of the stuff, mainly because I got fed up of using the measuring cap and I would just pour an approximate amount into the 2 gallon buckets before I added the water.

Like this one!

I then bought one of the bottles with the pump dispense cap and it is most likely one of the best money saving inventions. I still have the same bottle for months now (I know it is larger) but you really don't waste as much and its its far less hassle. I cant recommend enough the stress coat bottle with the pump cap.

One of the best money and time saving inventions ever!!!!!!